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Thin Air by Ann Cleeves

Thin Air: Audiobook

Book 6 of the Shetland series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Thin Air audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Kenny Blyth (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

5,519 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Thin Air is book 6 of Ann Cleeves's Shetland series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Kenny Blyth, released October 28, 2021, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Kenny Blyth
Released
October 28, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Shetland #6
ISBN
9781529097597

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Thin Air audiobook?

Thin Air runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is the Thin Air audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Thin Air?

Thin Air is narrated by Kenny Blyth.

Is Thin Air worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.